DENVER, Colo.— The Miami University hockey team scored twice during a five-minute span late in the third period and rallied to earn a 3-3 tie at No. 3/3 Denver Friday night.
 
Matthew Barbolini scored two goals for the RedHawks (7-19-3, 1-16-2 NCHC), while Bruno Bruveris matched his career-high with 33 saves. Raimonds Vitolins and John Waldron added two points apiece for the visitors. Jared Wright had two goals to lead the Pioneers (20-8-3, 11-6-2 NCHC), who earned the second point in the NCHC standings with a win in the ensuing shootout.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• 13:04 1st (Miami 1-0) | The RedHawks got on the board first with a nifty passing sequence that led to a power-play goal. Waldron started the play by eluding a pair of Pioneers in the Miami defensive zone and quickly pushed the puck ahead to Barbolini. After Waldron got it back and found Vitolins in the middle of the zone, Vitolins hit a cutting Barbolini for the easy finish.
• 18:31 1st (Denver 1-1) | Denver answered back with a power-play goal late in the period, as Jack Devine sent a pass the width of the crease to Shai Buium and Buium relayed it right back across for a Wright tap-in near the far post.
• 10:33 2nd (Denver 2-1) | The Pioneers took a 2-1 lead at the midway point of the game as Alex Weiermair poked the puck free along the boards and worked it forward to start a quick 2-on-1 for Sam Harris. Harris kept the puck and fired a shot to put the home team on top. Sean Behrens was credited with the secondary assist.
• 10:27 3rd (Denver 3-1) | Wright doubled the Pios' lead, knocking home a backdoor feed from Zeev Buium. Rieger Lorenz added an assist on the play.
• 12:14 3rd (Miami 3-2) | Miami began its comeback with a power-play goal by Vitolins, as the junior center redirected a long-range shot from Rihards Simanovičs. Waldron picked up his second assist of the night on the play.
• 17:03 3rd (Miami 3-3) | After Spencer Cox took a point-to-point pass from Robby Drazner and fired a long shot from the blue line, Barbolini battled for the puck in front and tipped home the equalizer with less than three minutes remaining in regulation.

 
 
GAME NOTES:

• Bruveris was named the First Star of the Game and posted a .917 save percentage in 65 minutes of action.
• Barbolini's two-goal game was his second this season and earned him Second Star honors.
• Waldron matched his career high with two assists.
• Vitolins produced his fourth multi-point game of the season.
• Miami snapped a string of 12 consecutive losses to Denver with the result and earned an NCHC point in Magness Arena for the first time since February 2019.
• Drazner's assist was his first of the season.
• Thomas Daskas played in his 100th collegiate game.
• Jack Clement moved into a tie for sixth place on Miami's all-time list for career games played (159 GP) with Andy Greene, Vincent LoVerde and Austin Czarnik.
• The RedHawks scored multiple power-play goals for the first time since Oct. 13, going 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
• After a scoreless overtime, DU's Tristan Broz was the only player to convert in the shootout.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
The RedHawks and Pioneers face off again in Denver on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. ET.